The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-01
GENEaAf, NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Gathered from Various
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skipped with $4,000 belonging TO his
father, DR.. Joseph Fabyan.
Charles A. Dana and Ben njamin f. Butler
will be known IN history as the 1.-TWO
Dromios' Of American politics.
Atlanta is to have IL new daily morning
newspaper. 1t will be known as the JPOrLd
and will bc owned by G. X. Woodward.
a special cable to the New York SIN
from London says that John RuSkin, the
famous author and art crictic, is insane
Colonel Fred Grant has gone to Europe
some say to escort his sister, Mrs. Sar-
toris, to this country on her promised visit
There Is but little change in EX-Sccrctary
Alannings condition, what little there is
being in the direction of Improvement.
A report from Dublin says that Viscount
Donncrailc, who was bitten by a fox last
January, has been attacked with hydro
phOhia.
Turkey has declined Russia's proposals
FOR cocrcivc action towards Bulgaria, and
will await the concerted action Of the
powers interested.
Justice Field, Of the United States Su-
prcmc Court, thinks the division of Cali
iornia into two States is certain to occur
before long.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Cmbria, which left Liverpool for this cOun-
try on Saturday, arc the Duke Of Marlbor
Ough and Lord Dysart.
The cities of Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo
and SanduSliy will celebrate the annivcr-
sary of Commodore Pcrrys victory on Lake
Erie on the 10Th Of next month.
Charles S. Wolfe, late Prohibition candi
date l0r Governor and the most aggressive
ali IL yif,l.,,
haViag decided to move to Dakota soon.
The steamer Fulda, which arrived at
New York Monday, brought 5000, 600 in
E"lu from England. Gold imports this
week are $500, 900.
The life Of the Amccr Of AfghaniStan is
| dcSpalrcd OF. One Of his feet has bcCr
! nmputalcd, owing to g0ngrcnc, aud it i:
| feared will result in death.
The meeting Of the National Committee
! OF the Prohibition party, which was called
Tor NoFcmbcr 10Th in Chicago, has been
| postponed TO November 30th.
In spite Of Mr.. Macliays indignant dc
! mails it is still believed that he and FlooC
| lost from $G,0OO,O00 to S,000000 in thCil
| recent wheat deal.
| Congressman Tom Reed, of Maine, j.
| atra1d TO trust Utah as State, even though
| 1t has an anti MOrmon clause in its cnnSti
| tuion Reed is sometimes right.
General Greedy, Of Arctic fame, was han
| quoted ON Saturday by the New Bedford
| Board OF Trade, and made TO recount hi.
experiences in the regions of perpetual
| SHOW.
Harriet Bcrchcr Stowe has written let
Ter I" friend denying that She is in poor
health and says that she is able to take (,
long walk every day and feels strong anC
hopeful.
Dr. David II. Kerr, the editor of the
IItthburg tnttCd Prc$bytcri0n, is lamcd
lor Die by his recent fall at Kiskiminctas
Springs. lie is past scvcnty.fivc but i,
still in editorial harness.
A Washington paper says that Hon. Geo
ia,hrop, United States Minister to Russia
IS on his way to the United States. and thai
upom his arrival here hc will tender hi,
resignation.
4 lively fight ON the Eth instant, in H.,
mountains near San Carlos, Texas, bctwucI
| Il party OF thirty bandits and Il force of Gus
ton police resulted III the routing of til,
robbers.
Col. John A. Cockcrin, "lhc Mascot
| Edllor, has dccidcd to sever his cunncc
tcn with the New York U0Nd. havin.g ac
|
| 0M
j. +. Riley, q Washington ucwspapc
man, was arrested in Omaha the other ,ia,
on the supposition that he was James \
! la%"arI the dCfuulting and missin.e tcllc
OF the Union Trust Company, Of Phila,,rl
phia.
Cadct L. f. Lank, Of Ohio, third class
man at Annapolis, attempted to haze Cadr
| Long, fourth classmau, 10y forcing him tC
| make meal Of soap. The latter prcfrrrtt
| night and the haZcr will be crurt.martinlcu
The government of New South Wnlc,
| having offered 10000 acres of land to mn,
missionary society that will undertake f.
| rlVlIiZc the natives, the Pope has directed
| mat immediate attention he paid to tn,
| offer
Beautiful Florence will send collection
| OF her choicest art treasures TO the Kunsa,
City cattle show. It has been evident fOl
som1 time that Kansas City is destined tc
| become an art center second in sDlcndOI
only to Chicago.
| ProminCnt Republicans claim that Il WA,
! their influence which carried Tcyas aguins
! prohibition. In proof of this they point (,
| the fact that the largest maioritiCs anains
| thC amendment came from tie strongest
| Republican counties.
Uncle Billy Toomb5, the lifelong bod,
servant Of the old Georgia SENATOR died il
Washington on Tuesday, at the advanced
age Of s. years. Uncle Billy will be re
mcmbcrcd rs the only African who abso
lut"ly refused to accept freedom.
Pnymastcr Watkins, /. S. n. has been
sentenced to three years imprisonment at
hard Labor. Watkins was tried on board
the ship OsSipcc, ut Yoliohomo, and found
guilty OF fraud, cmbczzlcmcnt, dcscrtion
and other offences.
Governor Bartlett of California. was
stricken by paralysis Monday night. and
little hope Of his recovery is entertained.
In the event of his death. he will bc sue.
cCCdcd by Lieutenant Governor Waterman,
who is Republican,.
John Myri1i, colorcd, was lynchcd in
Henry county, Ala, Wednesday night by
100 Of his own race. Last week he assault
cd white woman After scOurinr the
woods party Of colorcd men found him,
strung him up to tree and riddlcd his
body with bullets.
Talmadgc A. Lambert, a Washington
lawyer, who says he is the son of David
Lnmbcrt, newspaper man in the North
west years ago, has begun proceedings to